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Line 1: − '''The Library of Congress''', located in [[Washington D.C.]], is the largest [[library]] in the world. The current Librarian of Congress is James Billington, who was appointed to the position in 1987 by [[Ronald Reagan]]. Located in three buildings it holds millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. It also serves as the research arm of [[Congress]]. The Library comprises a Copyright Office that promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system.+ − − The Library of Congress began on April 24, 1800 to do research for legislators. It received an initial grant of $5,000 from Congress. The [[British]] burned it during the [[War of 1812]], and soon afterwards [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold the Library his personal collection of over 6,400 volumes for around $24,000 in order to repay his creditors. Now, it contains over 130 million items, including 1,470 [[Bible]]s and one of three existing copies of the original [[Gutenberg]] Bible on vellum.<ref>http://www.loc.gov/about/</ref> − − <blockquote> − − </blockquote> − − <center> − [[Image:Library of Congress.JPG|400px]] − </center> − − The Library has these verses inscribed on its walls:<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-24&view=View</ref> − − :The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not (John 1:5); − − :Wisdom is the principal thing therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting, get understanding (Proverbs 4:7); − − :What doth the [[Lord]] require of thee, but to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with thy God (Micah 6:8); − − :The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His handywork (Psalm 19:1). − − Also inscribed is Alfred Lord Tennyson's statement: − − :One God, one law, one element, and one far-off divine event, to which the whole creation moves. − − Another part of the Library of [[Congress]] is the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). Persons who are blind and visually/physically impaired may qualify for free [[Talking Books]] through this program.<ref>http://www.loc.gov/nls/</ref> − − Persons interested in learning about more library related resources for visually impaired or physically handicapped individuals can visit various internet related blogs on the topics. An example of such a blog is one written by the Talking Books Librarian.<ref> http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/</ref> − − The Library Of Congress also includes the [[National Film Registry]]. Started in 1989, they select films that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and they are preserved. − − − <center> − [[Image:Interior of the Library of Congress.jpg|300px]] − − Interior of the Library of Congress − </center> − − == See also == − − *[[Lobbying]] − *[[Federal Communications Commission]] − *[[Civil liberties]] − *[[Conservative links]] − *[[Gallery of American Heroes]] − *[[Founding Fathers]] − − ==External links== − *[http://books.google.com/books?id=M8p00bTFvRkC&pg=RA2-PA413&lpg=RA2-PA413&dq=john+earl+haynes+is+the+20th+century+political+historian+in+the+manuscript+division+of+the+library+of+congress+venona&source=web&ots=0AqUxGRQjW&sig=z4Ov8IvhqivaHvyD93qv3vsBUEs#PRA1-PA11,M1 Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America] By John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr. John Earl Haynes is the 20th Century political historian in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. − *[http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress Home] − *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/ Gallery of The Library of Congress] − *[http://www.loc.gov/today/ The Library Today] − − == References == − − <references/> − − [[category:United States Government]] − [[Category:Libraries]] − [[Category:United States History]]
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''The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.'' <ref> [http://www.loc.gov/about/ About the Library ] </ref>